Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ponakin Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ponakin Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Ponakin Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ponakin Mill: Ponakin Ml. (or less commonly used: Ponakin Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ponakin Mill is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Ponakin Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ponakin Mill:
- Worcester County (The home county of Ponakin Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Pratts Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- Still River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Lunenburg Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Boylston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Haggetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lowell Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Shawsheen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Franklin County
- Tully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Shaker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Devens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Ayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Boxborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- West Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Lower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Groton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Centre Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
- Littleton Common
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Wellesley Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Babson Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Charles River Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Needham Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Medfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Bellingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Allston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Rindge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Jaffrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollis Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Ipswich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- East Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- South Merrimack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
- West Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Windham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ponakin Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Ponakin Mill.
Cemeteries Near Ponakin Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ponakin Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ponakin Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ponakin Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- North Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Middle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clinton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOL.806 <4>
- Eastwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Tavern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cecilias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leominster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111015 <2>
- St. Leo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Ponakin Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ponakin Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ponakin Mill, with the one closest to Ponakin Mill listed first.
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- North Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Lancaster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Gates Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Lunenburg Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Still River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
- North Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leominster
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Leominster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Harvard Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- West Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leominster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ponakin Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponakin Mill.
Newspapers Published in Ponakin Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponakin Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ponakin Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ponakin Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ponakin Mill:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ponakin Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ponakin Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |